American Frozen Food InstiuteIf TV dinners defined one era of frozen
food consumption, today’s version might
be called the “iMeal.”
Just as technology has changed over
the years to deliver a more personal
experience, so too, has the way shoppers
choose, buy and prepare frozen foods
from their local grocer.

Editor’s note: American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) Vice President of Communications Adrienne Seiling is quoted in this story highlighting the nutritional, cost and consumer value benefits of frozen foods.READ MORE

The Denver PostBoulder Brands could be a springboard for Pinnacle Foods to acquire smaller natural and organic companies, the packaged and frozen food giant's CEO, Bob Gamgort, said Thursday. "There is good, healthy growth in this business," he said, during the company's earnings call with analysts.READ MORE

Crain's Chicago BusinessAlthough cost-cutting remains front and center in the new Kraft Heinz playbook, the packaged food company's executives are showing a willingness to put new money behind revamped versions of their aging portfolio of products.READ MORE

PoliticoDonald Trump took center-stage Thursday night in Houston as the irrefutable front-runner in the final Republican debate before Super Tuesday. Flanking the billionaire, Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio sought to make clear that the quest for the Republican nomination is a three-man race, not a one-man show.

The Washington PostHours after mounting the fiercest assault of his campaign against Donald Trump in Thursday’s debate, Marco Rubio established a new line of attack against the Republican front-runner, branding him a “con artist” and hurling insult after insult at him during a Friday morning rally in Dallas.

The Washington PostThree weeks after being pummeled on a debate stage in New Hampshire, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida showed Thursday night that he had learned his lesson, launching repeated and aggressive attacks on front-runner Donald Trump in the hope of slowing the New York businessman’s march to the nomination.READ MORE

Agri-PulseThe U.S. corn production is forecast at 13.825 billion bushels, up 2 percent from 2015 and below the record 14.216 billion-bushel crop in 2014, USDA said as it released its first complete set of projections for major crops in the 2015-2016 crop year. The projections were released at the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Virginia.READ MORE

Agri-PulseThe $19 million the Food and Drug Administration is sending to states to help fruit and vegetable growers understand the agency's new produce safety rule is “a good start,” Stephen Ostroff, who's been acting FDA commissioner since early last year, told a House Appropriations subcommittee.READ MORE

FortuneBees and other pollinators face increasing risks to their survival, threatening foods such as apples, blueberries and coffee worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year, the first global assessment of pollinators showed on Friday.READ MORE

TIMEFoodborne illness might seem to be happening more frequently than ever, especially with recent headlines about Chipotle’s E. coli outbreaks and last month’s listeria contamination in Dole salads. But hearing more about these outbreaks may be a sign that the food supply is getting more safe — not less.READ MORE

The VergeAbout 30 percent of U.S. adults consume sugar-sweetened beverages like sugary soda and lemonade each day, according to CDC report. The people who are most likely to consume sugary drinks are younger adults, men, black people, and people with lower levels of education.READ MORE

The Seattle TimesAs round-the-clock grazing upends the way people eat, companies are re-imagining foods that aren’t normally seen as snacks to elbow in on the trend. That means everything including grilled chicken, cereal, chocolate, peanut butter and even Spam are being marketed as snacks.READ MORE

WTKR-TVSubway said it’s the largest chain of its kind to deliver on a promise to offer chicken without antibiotics at locations nationwide. Its new Rotisserie-style chicken sandwich, made with antibiotic-free meat, will be available on March 1.READ MORE

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE

ALCA Trading Corp. Offers IQF FruitsA premiere supplier of tropical fruits, IQF MD2 Pineapple from Costa Rica is now available from Frutilight. This compliments the IQF banana and mango from Tropilight. Please see Alca Trading Corp’s full line of frozen and aseptic tropical products and packaging.

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Refrigerated & Frozen FoodsTaste, price and convenience are no longer the sole deciding factors when consumers buy food and beverages, according to a new study from Deloitte Consulting LLP, New York; Food Marketing Institute, Arlington, Virginia; and Grocery Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C.READ MORE

Food Safety NewsSally Sherman Foods of Mount Vernon, New York, Thursday recalled 3,004 pounds of various chicken products that may contain Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Editor’s note: Members of the American Frozen Food Institute have access to AFFI's unique Product Recall Insurance Program. Ensure you're protected during a food safety crisis using AFFI's one-of-a-kind program. For more information, please click here. READ MORE